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Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jennifer Smolinsky, from Erie, Pa., works with other aviation ordnancemen assigned to the

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sep. 03, 2008) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jennifer Smolinsky, from Erie, Pa., works with other aviation ordnancemen assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 to load an air-to-air missile onto an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility on a scheduled seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans) File# 080903-N-7981E-079

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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indian ocean 2008 class jennifer smolinsky aviation ordnanceman aviation ordnancemen nimitz class aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln erie works cvn 72 us navy aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln us navy ships carrier air wing flight deck air to air missile high resolution nimitz class strike fighter public domain aircraft photos
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1922
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INDIAN OCEAN
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indian ocean 2008 class jennifer smolinsky aviation ordnanceman aviation ordnancemen nimitz class aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln erie works cvn 72 us navy aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln us navy ships carrier air wing flight deck air to air missile high resolution nimitz class strike fighter public domain aircraft photos